You're Beautiful

These two simple words are straight from Heaven. And these words, you're beautiful, have washed over many young girls, set them free, and set the record straight about how our God sees them. I recall the powerful lyrics of Jenn Johnson, Bethel Music, as she sang, "I was ashamed, You called me beautiful...Now I'm Yours, You call me beautiful" and witnessed firsthand the transformation from the inside out of one of my daughters during a time of worship one Friday night at church. And recently I read a story on CNN.com that also attests to the power of these two simple words. The story tells of a young girl who at age 11 was first prostituted and it was many years before she gained the courage to leave 'the game' only after hearing the words, you're beautiful, spoken over her for the first time from another woman. You see, because of the Cross, we are healed and this revelation begins by knowing how our Father views us. He says, you're beautiful!